SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) will be holding its first meeting in the early part of the fall semester. Do you have an interest in free enterprise or entrepreneurship? The first meeting will be an informational meeting that will answer any questions about the club and the plans for the coming year. Please check our site periodically for updates on dates of meetings and other information or email Zachary Smith at zsmith100@pointloma.edu

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JA/SIFE Entrepreneurial Competition

San Diego high school students tested their business acumen at San Diego’s first-ever Junior Achievement/Students in Free Enterprise Entrepreneurial Competition, Friday, May 2. The event was the culmination of the eight-week JA Company Program, a partnership between Junior Achievement of San Diego and Imperial Counties and Point Loma Nazarene University’s Students in Free Enterprise Club, which teaches students all aspects of running a successful business, including marketing, production, finance and human resources.

Point Loma business college students have mentored more than 300 students at participating San Diego County high schools and helped them form companies, sell stocks, develop business plans, and sell and market their products. Once the program is completed, students will be encouraged to donate the proceeds of their businesses to charities, schools and neighborhoods of their choice.

The competition took place at JA BizTown, a learning facility built to resemble a miniature metropolis, and be judged by a panel of business experts and alumni of the Junior Achievement program. Awards will be given to high school students with the most profitable company, most socially responsible company and those who produce the most original product. Students in Free Enterprise Club members will receive awards for outstanding mentorship and student leadership.

The event is sponsored in part by Kaiser Permanente, Sentre Partners and the associated student body of Point Loma Nazarene University.

Read More About The Collaboration Between Junior Achievement and SIFE in their 2007 Annual Report